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Robert Gates: “In many ways, the primary threat to the effectiveness and credibility of the American deterrent is one that we control…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
In many ways, the primary threat to the effectiveness and credibility of the American deterrent is one that we control ourselves, and that is failing to invest adequately in our Nation's nuclear weapon infrastructure, a point I have made a number of times in recent years.
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Robert Gates
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gates emphasizes the need for investment in nuclear infrastructure to maintain deterrence.

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